Regulation 7 Applications for an electricity support payment

(1)

Before the end of a period of one month starting with the last day of each quarter, any person who held an EII certificate for the whole of any month in that quarter may apply to the EII support payments administrator for an electricity support payment in respect of that month.

(2)

An application under paragraph (1) must include—

(a)

the name of the applicant;

(b)

an address where the applicant can be contacted;

(c)

an email address where the applicant can be contacted;

(d)

details about the EII certificate referred to in that paragraph, including any unique identifiers.

(3)

Subject to paragraph (5), an application under paragraph (1) must include, for each month in respect of which an application is made—

(a)

the total value of the network charges paid by the applicant in respect of electricity which passed through the electricity meter in respect of which that EII certificate was issued;

(b)

either—

(i)

confirmation from a director of the applicant (or, where an applicant is not a company, another person in an equivalent position) that those network charges were due and were paid, or

(ii)

other evidence which is sufficient to satisfy the EII support payments administrator that those network charges were due and were paid;

(c)

details of the electricity supplier or suppliers which supplied electricity to the meter in respect of which that EII certificate was issued;

(d)

where paragraph (6) applies, sufficient information on the inaccuracy to allow the EII support payments administrator to understand whether any determination it made under regulation 9, 10 or 12 was inaccurate.

(4)

Paragraph (5) applies where—

(a)

an applicant obtains the electricity measured by the meter in respect of which they have been issued an EII certificate, from a third party who is not an electricity supplier;

(b)

the applicant has an agreement with that third party under which the applicant pays them a sum which is directly referrable to some or all of the network charges incurred by that third party in respect of the electricity used by the applicant.

(5)

Where this paragraph applies, paragraph (3) must be read as if—

(a)

the reference to network charges—

(i)

includes charges imposed on the applicant by the third party referred to in paragraph (4)(a), which are directly referrable to network charges paid by that third party;

(ii)

does not include operational or other administrative costs incurred either by the applicant or that third party in the operation of their agreement;

(b)

the value of network charges is not to exceed that which can reasonably be attributed to the use of electricity by the applicant;

(c)

reference to the payment of network charges includes payment to the third party referred to in paragraph (4)(a).

(6)

This paragraph applies where—

(a)

an applicant has become aware of an inaccuracy in information it provided as part of a previous application under paragraph (1) (including where that inaccuracy arises as a result of updated information);

(b)

the inaccuracy is capable of affecting any sum determined under regulation 9, 10 or 12;

(c)

the inaccuracy has not already been communicated to the EII support payments administrator as required by paragraph (3)(d).